Honey Dew Ride - May 3, 2017

RIDE REPORT

Wednesday 3 May 2017, Honey Dew Ride

Ride Leaders:  Marc Baskin and Tom Allen

40 or 30 miles, 10:00am start from Burchard Park, Weston, MA

Riders - 40 mi (31):  Marc, Adena Schutzberg, Barry Kaditz, Barry Nelson, Bernie Flynn, Bob Apsler, Bob Wolf, Dom Jorge, Francie Sparks, Frank Hubbard, Gene Ho, Herb Kavet, James Hsia, Jim Mayer, Julie Dodd, Kaz Zelny, Ken Hablow, Lindy King, Ray Komow, Rich Taylor, Rick Carlson, Rick Lawrence, Robin Frain, Roy Westerberg, Russ Keene, Selig Saltzman, Steve Carlson, Steve Delaney, Veronica Vedensky, Wing Chow, and first-timer Sandy Gotlib.

Riders - 30 mi (7):  Tom, David Wean, Don Mannes, Ilkka Suvanto, John Allen, Robyn Maislin, and Susan Sabin.

It started sunny, but cool, and ended up cloudy and cooler.  The 40 mile riders were rewarded with fresh donuts from Honey Dew Donuts.  I checked with the baker and was assured that the donuts were low calorie, low fat, gluten free, vegetarian, vegan, Kosher, and Halal.  My French cruller was great!

As far as I know, we had no flats.  The donuts were just an appetizer for a great lunch at Off Center in Weston Center where we met the speedy 30 mile riders who somehow beat us to the end.

Hats off and special thanks to Adena who swept the entire 40 mile route successfully!!  Thanks also to Tom Allen who, on very short notice, led the 30 milers who, I hope, enjoyed their ride.  I know that they had a superb ride leader.

Report by Marc Baskin.

With the day bright and blustery, a majority of those gathered at Burchard Park elected the 40 mile ride led by Marc.  That left an intimate group of seven for the 30 mile route.  We left after the main group and held back enough to let them get out of sight.  There seemed to be a head wind regardless of which direction the route went.  An exception was when we benefitted from the fetch off Heard Pond in the Pelham Island area in Wayland. 

Our small group size allowed us to largely dispense with arrowing, and we made brief re-grouping pauses whenever the sweep was out of sight.  Thanks to Ilkka for sweeping and to Marc for a quite delightful route over familiar and picturesque roads.

Report by Tom Allen.